micropyle

ˈmaɪkrəˌpaɪl

Definition

Definition of micropyle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

TECH.

small opening in a plant ovule for pollen entry

TECH.

The pollen tube grows through the micropyle.

zoology

TECH.

minute opening in the membrane of an ovum

TECH.

Sperm enters the ovum through the micropyle..

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Origin of micropyle

Greek, mikros (small) + pyle (gate)

Terms with micropyle included in their meaning

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campylotropous

adj.

plant

of an ovule, curved with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus

micropylar

adj.

biology

related to the micropyle in an ovule or egg

orthotropous

adj.

plant

growing straight with micropyle at the apex

Examples of micropyle in a sentence

The seed's micropyle is crucial for fertilization.
The micropyle is crucial for fertilization.
Researchers observed the micropyle under a microscope.

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French:micropyle, ouverture microscopique, ...
German:Mikropyle, ...
Italian:micropilo, ...
Spanish:micropilo, micropila, ...
Portuguese:micrópilo, ...
Chinese:珠孔, 卵孔, ...
Japanese:珠孔, 小孔, ...
Arabic:نَقِير, ثقب دقيق, ...
Hebrew:מִיקְרוֹפִיל, נָקֵב זָעִיר, ...
Russian:микропиле, микроотверстие, ...
Ukrainian:мікропіле, мікропілярний отвір, ...
Hindi:माइक्रोपाइल, सूक्ष्मद्वार, ...
Bengali:মাইক্রোপাইল, ...
Catalan:micròpil, petita obertura, ...
Czech:mikropyle, ...
Danish:mikropyle, lille åbning, ...
Dutch:micropyle, ...
Greek:μικρόπυλο, μικρό άνοιγμα, ...
Hungarian:csíramenet, mikropile, ...
Khmer:រន្ធមីក្រូភីល, មីក្រូភីល, ...
Korean:미세공, 미세구멍, ...
Persian:میکروپیل, ...
Polish:mikropyle, ...
Portuguese (BR):micrópilo, ...
Romanian:micropil, ...
Swedish:mikropyl, ...
Thai:ช่องเปิดเล็ก ๆ, ...
Turkish:mikropil, ...
Vietnamese:lỗ noãn, ...

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Definition of micropyle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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